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The eighth season of the Black Hills State University Summer Stage series begins Thursday, June 5 with the female version of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple featuring two leading ladies and a night of Trivial Pursuit with their girlfriends.

Black Hills State University is using a nearly $25,000 grant from the Wellmark Foundation to begin a new community-wide partnership that will focus on the local food economy and other locally-produced goods in the Northern Hills area.

The South Dakota Center for Enterprise Opportunity (SD CEO), the women’s business center at Black Hills State University, will host the monthly Women in Networking (WIN) lunch at the Spearfish Holiday Inn Swarm Room Tuesday, June 10 from 12 noon to 1 p.m.

On Monday, May 19, Michael Baum and Karri Dieken, Black Hills State University graduates and adjunct art instructors, will begin a five-day, 442-mile bike ride from Spearfish to Brookings while creating a series of seismic drawings, a photographic journal and a video documentary.

From a Father’s Day caveman game adventure and an art and wine festival to a 5K fun run, Black Hills State University tourism students spent the spring semester creating and planning a kick-off to summer event that would boost community attendance at Rushmore Cave.

Black Hills State Universitystudents in Dr. Wei Song’s integrated marketing communication class this semester had the opportunity to blend theory and their coursework into a practical learning experience. However, their projects also had a larger purpose – to make a contribution to the surrounding community.

Black Hills State Universitywill be able toincrease its sustainability efforts after being one of only 28 four-year colleges nationwide to receive a grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation and Keep America Beautiful organization

Composers can find inspiration in nearly anything, a world event, book, past composers or a unique sound. Black Hills State University student Jesse Dunaway and music professor Dr. Symeon Waseen are digging a little deeper for their inspiration – nearly a mile underground.

The Jacket Journal, the Black Hills State University’s student newspaper, is continuing its tradition of excellence with another first place award in the 2014 American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) annual newspaper competition.

More than 420 candidates will be recognized for graduation during Black Hills State University’s 167th commencement ceremony Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. in the Donald E. Young Sports and Fitness Center.

The South Dakota Center for Enterprise Opportunity (SD CEO) at Black Hills State University, in partnership with Goldcorp-Wharf Resources, presents the inaugural Women in Leadership Series: Focusing on the Future.

Two longtime Black Hills State University professors, Jace DeCory, assistant professor of history and American Indian Studies, and Dr. Robert Schurrer, professor of exercise science, were recognized with the 2014 Distinguished Faculty Award, a prestigious honor which is bestowed upon them by their colleagues.

Black Hills State University’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and become a “green” campus is being recognized nationally. The University’s dining services was recently notified that The Hive, the campus dining facility, and The Buzz Shack, a coffee and snack shop, have both been designated as 2 Star Certified Green Restaurants by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA.)

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